Rick Barry vs. Elfrid Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elfrid Payton and Rick Barry that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

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Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Rick Barry:
1965-66 to 1979-80
Elfrid Payton:
2014-15 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

Rick Barry1
Elfrid Payton0
Rick Barry10
Elfrid Payton8
Rick Barry7
Elfrid Payton2
Rick Barry8
Elfrid Payton0

Honors and Awards

Rick Barry1 *
Elfrid Payton0
Rick Barry5
Elfrid Payton0
All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)
Rick Barry6
Elfrid Payton0
Rick Barry1
Elfrid Payton0
Rick Barry1 *
Elfrid Payton0
Rick Barry1
Elfrid Payton0
* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.
Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Rick Barry 23.2
Elfrid Payton 10.1

Rick Barry 6.5
Elfrid Payton 4.0

Rick Barry 5.1
Elfrid Payton 5.7

Rick Barry 2.0
*
Elfrid Payton 1.2

Rick Barry 0.5
*
Elfrid Payton 0.3

Totals Stats

Rick Barry 18,395
Elfrid Payton 5,036

Rick Barry 5,168
Elfrid Payton 2,007

Rick Barry 4,017
Elfrid Payton 2,867

Rick Barry 1,104
*
Elfrid Payton 588

Rick Barry 269
*
Elfrid Payton 151

Rick Barry 794
Elfrid Payton 500

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Rick Barry .449
Elfrid Payton .447

3-Point Percentage
Rick Barry .330
*
Elfrid Payton .287

Free Throw Percentage
Rick Barry .900
Elfrid Payton .623

Best Season (no game minimum)

Rick Barry 35.6
(1967)
Elfrid Payton 12.8
(2017)

Rick Barry 10.6
(1966)
Elfrid Payton 5.2
(2019)

Rick Barry 6.3
(1979)
Elfrid Payton 7.6
(2019)

Rick Barry 2.9
(1975)
*
Elfrid Payton 1.7
(2015)

Rick Barry 0.7
(1977)
*
Elfrid Payton 0.5
(2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Rick Barry 24.8
Elfrid Payton 1.3

Rick Barry 5.6
Elfrid Payton 0.0

Rick Barry 4.6
Elfrid Payton 1.0

Rick Barry 2.2
*
Elfrid Payton 0.3

Rick Barry 0.8
*
Elfrid Payton 0.0

Totals Stats

Rick Barry 1,833
Elfrid Payton 5

Rick Barry 418
Elfrid Payton 0

Rick Barry 340
Elfrid Payton 4

Rick Barry 106
*
Elfrid Payton 1

Rick Barry 39
*
Elfrid Payton 0

Rick Barry 74
Elfrid Payton 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Rick Barry .426
Elfrid Payton .250

3-Point Percentage
Rick Barry .250
*
Elfrid Payton -

Free Throw Percentage
Rick Barry .875
Elfrid Payton .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Rick Barry 34.7
(1967)
Elfrid Payton 2.0
(2022)

Rick Barry 7.5
(1967)
Elfrid Payton 0.0
(2022)

Rick Barry 6.5
(1976)
Elfrid Payton 1.5
(2022)

Rick Barry 2.9
(1975)
*
Elfrid Payton 0.5
(2021)

Rick Barry 1.1
(1976)
*
Elfrid Payton 0.0
(2022)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.
Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.